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Air Chief-Marshal; Chief of Bomber Command
Sitter in 10 portraits 
First British female aviator to earn a pilot's licence and businesswoman
Sitter in 1 portrait 
Airmen and Airwomen
664 People in group
1892-1919
Aviator and RAF Captain; pilot of the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic
Sitter in 1 portrait
Aviator and RAF Captain; pilot of the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic
Sitter in 1 portrait
1917-2002
Executive Director of British Aerospace; de Havilland test pilot
Sitter in 15 portraits
Executive Director of British Aerospace; de Havilland test pilot
Sitter in 15 portraits
Sir Arthur Travers ('Bomber') Harris, 1st Bt
1892-1984Air Chief-Marshal; Chief of Bomber Command
Sitter in 10 portraits
Hilda Beatrice Hewlett (née Herbert)
1864-1943First British female aviator to earn a pilot's licence and businesswoman
Sitter in 1 portrait
1902-1974
Motor-racing driver and aviator; former wife of William Berkeley Scott, and later wife of Ernest Mortimer Thomas
Sitter in 1 portrait
Motor-racing driver and aviator; former wife of William Berkeley Scott, and later wife of Ernest Mortimer Thomas
Sitter in 1 portrait
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Pioneer Podcasts
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Eggleston Playlist
William Eggleston was closely associated with the alternative music scene in Memphis. Revisit our 2016 exhibition and listen to a special playlist.
Archive interviews
Links to audio and transcripts of interviews with artists, sitters and historic recordings.